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Jose Quintana held the Reds to two runs -- one earned -- over five innings Monday to earn his third win in a Cubs uniform.

Quintana was not especially sharp, issuing four walks and requiring 105 pitches to make it through five innings, but the Cubs' offense backed him with 15 runs of support in front of a re-energized crowd at Wrigley Field. Quintana has a 3.86 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 38/11 K/BB ratio in 35 innings (six starts) since the Cubs acquired him from the White Sox on July 13. He had a 4.49 ERA in 18 starts with the Southsiders. The 28-year-old left-hander will face the Blue Jays next time out. Aug 14 - 11:56 PM

Jose Quintana allowed four runs - three earned - with six hits, a walk and three strikeouts over six innings in a loss in San Francisco on Tuesday.

It looks like the honeymoon is over for Quintana, as he has allowed nine earned runs, 12 hits and four homers over 11 innings across his past two outings, and he hasn't won in three outings since July 23. He has a 4.20 ERA in five outings since coming over from the White Sox, which isn't far off from his 4.42 ERA overall on the season. Basically, this is about as good as you can expect from the left-hander. Aug 9 - 4:18 AM

Jose Quinatana had his first rough start with the Cubs on Thursday, giving up six runs in five innings against the Diamondbacks.

Quintana allowed two homers and four runs in the first. He bounced back after a rain delay and was throwing well until Paul Goldschmidt came through with his second homer of the day in the fifth. Quintana got beat today, but given that most of the damage came off Goldschmidt's bat, he got beat by one of the very best. Aug 3 - 9:14 PM

Jose Quintana was handed his first loss with the Cubs after yielding two runs over six innings against the Brewers on Friday.

Quintana pitched fine in the loss, allowing four hits and three walks (one intentional) while striking out six. His final line would have looked worse if Jason Heyward didn’t rob a two-run homer in the third inning. He’ll square off against the Diamondbacks next week. Jul 29 - 12:03 AM

Depth Charts

Cubs placed C Willson Contreras on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.

He's expected to be sidelined for the next 4-to-6 weeks with the injury, but the Cubs remain optimistic that he'll return to see meaningful action in September. Alex Avila will handle the bulk of the catching for the Cubs while Victor Caratini has been recalled from Triple-A to add depth behind the plate.

Addison Russell (foot) jogged on the field and hit in the batting cages on Tuesday.

"I'm feeling a little bit better," Russell said after the light workout. "I'm trying to take this slow. I don't want any setbacks." The young shortstop has acknowledged that he is experiencing symptoms of plantar fasciitis in his right foot and there is currently no timetable for his return to the Cubs' active roster. Russell landed on the disabled list August 4.

This comes after Lester exited Thursday's start with lat tightness. The left-hander was blown up for nine runs in that start and didn't throw with his usual velocity. The Cubs aren't expected to update Lester's status until Friday at the earliest, though it's a near certainty that he'll be placed on the disabled list. Mike Montgomery, who logged 4 1/3 innings out of the bullpen on Thursday, is an obvious candidate to replace Lester in the starting rotation.

It was his first pen session since landing on the disabled list last week and he'll throw another one on Saturday. The 42-year-old has delivered a 3.55 ERA over 43 relief outings in his first year with Chicago.